Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries during circulation. When blood pressure stays elevate over time, then it is considering as high blood pressure, hypertension, or hypertensive.
Pre hypertension
If blood pressure is stays in between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg, then it is considering as pre-hypertension. This means not a high blood pressure but is likely to develop it in the future. Prevent high blood pressure by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Hypertension stages
If the blood pressure is stays in between 140/90 mmHg and 159/99 mmHg, it is considering as stage 1 hypertension. If the blood pressure is stays, over 160/100 mmHg, it is considering as stage 2 hypertension.
High blood pressure overview
Those who do not have high blood pressure at an age of 55 can have a 90 percent chance of developing it during their lifetimes. Therefore, hypertension is a condition that most people have at some point in their lives.
Both numbers in a blood pressure test are important, but for people whom are 50 or older, systolic blood pressure gives the most accurate diagnosis of hypertension. Systolic blood pressure is the top number in blood pressure reading. It is considering as high if it is 140 mmHg or above.
Isolated systolic hypertension
Systolic blood pressure is the force of blood in the arteries as the heartbeats, is the top number in a blood pressure reading. Hypertensive is 140 and higher for systolic blood pressure. Diastolic blood pressure does not need to be high to have hypertension. When that happens, the condition is "isolated systolic hypertension," or ISH.
Systolic blood pressure increases with age, so ISH is the most common form of hypertension in older peoples.